Southern California Floods of January, 1916 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Southern California Floods of January, 1916The rains that Swept southern California in mid-january, 1916, converted the streams into torrents that overran their banks and devastated wide areas Of the most fertile land of the State. The rains were heaviest and the ¿oods most disastrous in San Diego County, but they were also very heavy in parts Of Riverside, San Bernardino, los Angeles, and Ventura counties, and they wrought widespread ruin throughout the region that extends southward from Santa Clara. River to the Mexican boundary, and westward from the north-south ranges of San Bernardino and San Diego counties to the ocean.For nearly a month San Diego County was practically cut Off from communication with the rest of the State. Fortunately the wireless could be used even after all telegraph and telephone lines failed, and supplies urgently needed at San Diego were brought in by steamer.Aside from the loss Of life, the most serious loss was that resulting from the destruction Of the results Of the work Of generations on well-developed farm lands and their improvements. Dams that are broken down, bridges that are washed out, water mains, pipe lines, irrigation ditches, wells and pumps, and power plants that are damaged can be speedily repaired if funds are available, but it requires a long time to efface completely the track of a ¿ood in a fertile, intensively cultivated river valley.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.